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Beyond Beethoven: Anneke Scott and Steven Devine explore how other composers followed the example of Beethoven's horn sonata with works exploiting the abilities of the instrument,
[…] certain whether Ries was actually in Vienna at the time, the story might be taken with a pinch of salt. Ries' Grande Sonate in F major Op.34 was written in 1811 in Kassel, which had just become the seat of the King of Westphalia, Jerome Bonaparte. It is one of a pair of major horn works (the other is a double concerto) that Ries wrote in Kassel for the horn playing brothers Gottfried and Michael Schunke. Another of Beethoven's students, Carl Czerny described Ries as a distinguished writer for the horn. The sonata is certainly grand, starting with a movement lasting 13 minutes! We have an opening Larghetto which makes full use of the various timbres of the horn; throughout the disc we notice how composers took advantage of the huge variety of the instrument, each note has a different timbre which of course, makes the key of the piece […]
2011-12-20 22:45:00
DECEMBER 21 Today in classical music history
1810 Birth of German composer Ludwig Schuncke. d- 7 DEC 1834. Robert Schumann's Closest "Jugendfreund": Ludwig Schuncke (English and German Edition). 1826 Birth of Austrian pianist and teacher Ernst PAUER in Vienna. Pupil of Mozart. d-Jugenheim, 9 MAY 1905. Search Ernst PAUER.1830 Birth of Italian bass Gian Francesco Angelini. Created Padre Guardiano in Forza Del Destino (Verdi).1843 Death of Irish folksong collector Edward Bunting in Dublin. Search Edward Bunting. 1846 Birth of German-American pianist and teacher Carl FAELTEN. 1848 Birth of American composer Edward Everett RICE. d-1924. 1850 Birth of Czech-Bohemian composer Zdenek FIBICH in Šerborice near Caslav. d-Prague, Czech Republic, 15 OCT 1900. Search Zdenek FIBICH.1863 Birth of American mezzo-soprano Zelie De Lussan in Brooklyn, NY. d- 18 Dec 1949, Debut as Arlene in Bohemian Girl (Balfe) 1884 Pupils :- Olga Haley, Janet Howe, Beatrice Waycott Created Olof in Thorgrim (Cowen). American Divas (Les Divas […]
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